Patents by Inventor Theodore W.-Y. LEUNG

Theodore W.-Y. LEUNG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Storytelling environment: story and playgroup creation
    Patent number: 9836984
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques for dynamically creating a story for playback using a plurality of storytelling devices. Embodiments identify a plurality of storytelling devices available to participate in a storytelling experience. User input associated with the storytelling experience is received. Embodiments further include retrieving a story template based at least in part on the identified plurality of storytelling devices. Additionally, embodiments dynamically create a first story by mapping actions from the retrieved story template to storytelling devices in the plurality of storytelling devices, based at least in part on the received user input, such that the plurality of storytelling devices will perform a respective one or more actions during playback of the first story based on the mapped actions from the retrieved story template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Haseltine, Gary K.- W. Lau, Theodore W.- Y. Leung, Jason E. Lewis, Guy A. Molinari, Deva D. Visamsetty, William D. Watts
  • STORYTELLING ENVIRONMENT: STORY AND PLAYGROUP CREATION
    Publication number: 20150079573
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques for dynamically creating a story for playback using a plurality of storytelling devices. Embodiments identify a plurality of storytelling devices available to participate in a storytelling experience. User input associated with the storytelling experience is received. Embodiments further include retrieving a story template based at least in part on the identified plurality of storytelling devices. Additionally, embodiments dynamically create a first story by mapping actions from the retrieved story template to storytelling devices in the plurality of storytelling devices, based at least in part on the received user input, such that the plurality of storytelling devices will perform a respective one or more actions during playback of the first story based on the mapped actions from the retrieved story template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Eric C. HASELTINE, Gary K.-W. LAU, Theodore W.-Y. LEUNG, Jason E. LEWIS, Guy A. MOLINARI, Deva D. VISAMSETTY, William D. WATTS